Activities of Jürgen CREUTZMANN related to 2010/2016(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Draft opinion on Guaranteeing independent impact assessments.
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 (new)
Recital 1 (new)
(1) having regard to the Commission Communication on Smart Regulation in the European Union (COM(2010)543),
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an independent, neutral assessment of all possible options, without committing itself to a particular option before an impact assessment has even been carried out;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, for an impact assessment to be objective, the Commission must systematically consult all interested parties, including SMEs and consumer protection organisations; a public consultation is not sufficient, because it can never be representative;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that, in carrying out its impact assessments, the Commission should also work with the Member States, because the latter must later transpose the directives into national law, and national authorities usually know better how legal provisions will work in practice;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European Parliament should also submit its main amendments and compromises to an impact assessment;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that consumer protection requirements are taken into account by ensuring that impact assessments examine the potential impact of proposals on the single market and consumers, as well as their economic, social and environmental impact;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission, in its impact assessments, to look systematically at the administrative burden imposed by proposed legislation, and always to state clearly which of the options assessed eliminates the most administrative burdens or creates fewest new ones;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s new Impact Assessment Guidelines contain a commitment to examine the potential impact of proposals on SMEs, and strongly urges the Commission to meet these obligations;